regular1/ˋrɛgjəlɚ; ˈreɡjələ or ˈreɡjʊlə/adj 1 happening every hour, every week, every month etc, usually with the same amount of time in between [ irregular ] 定时的﹐定期的﹔有规律的 regular meetings 定期的会议His heartbeat became slow and regular. 他的心跳变得缓慢而有规律。We hear from him on a regular basis . 我们定期收到他的来信。War planes were taking off at regular intervals . 军用飞机每隔一定时间起飞。He already has a regular job (=one he does every week). 他已经有固定工作了。THESAURUS 同类词hourly 每小时的, daily 每天的, weekly 每周的, monthly 每月的, yearly/annually 每年的/一年一次地2 happening or doing something very often [ irregular ] 频繁的﹐经常的: He's one of our regular customers. 他是我们的常客之一。Regular exercise helps keep your weight down. 经常锻炼有助于控制体重。3 normal or usual 寻常的﹐正常的﹔惯常的﹐平常的: She's not our regular babysitter. 她不是我们平时的保姆。4 with the same amount of space between one thing and the next [ irregular ]〔间距〕均匀的: The markers are spaced at regular intervals . 这些标记间距均匀。5 of a normal or standard size 标准大小的: fries and a regular coke 炸薯条和标准杯的可乐6 especially AmE ordinary or normal and not special or different【尤美】普通的﹐平常的: He's just a regular guy . 他也就是个普通人。7 evenly shaped with parts or sides of equal size〔形状〕规则的﹐匀称的﹐等边的8 a regular verb or noun changes its forms in the same way as most verbs or nouns The verb ‘walk’ is regular, but ‘be’ is not [ irregular ]〔动词或名词〕规则的〔如动词 walk 是规则的﹐但 be 是不规则的〕—regularity /͵rɛgjəˋlærətI; ˌreɡjəˈlærəti or ˌreɡjʊˈlærIti/n [U]
regular2n 1 [C] informal a customer who goes to the same shop, restaurant etc very often【非正式】常客﹐老主顾2 [U] AmE petrol that contains LEAD [→ unleaded]【美】含铅汽油